The Minister for Media, Tourism, Arts, Culture, Sport and the Gaeltacht Catherine Martin has accepted Michael Cawley's resignation.
It's after the Irish Independent reported that he was on holiday in Italy.
In a statement this afternoon, the Minister thanked Mr. Cawley for his service to the cause of tourism promotion in Ireland, but says she was,"disappointed" to learn that he was holidaying in Italy as although Italy is on the green list, meaning that people who return from there do not have to restrict their movements, the Government has called on people to avoid all non-essential travel.
She says she has accepted his resignation as she believed his position was untenable
